Katmai National Park sprawls over four million acres in southern Alaska. So why does its only established campground allow for just 60 people per night — a limit that leads to an online booking fray every January? The …

LAKEWOOD —Thirteen years ago, Lakewood park crews decided something had to be done to improve a 1-acre plot of neglected land on the southeast corner of Kendrick Lake Park filled with thistle, thinning bluegrass …

The main grandstand court at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center was packed near capacity during Louisa Chirico’s second-round match Wednesday afternoon at the Citi Open. And as the match entered its third set, a …

Luckily, two local state parks offer inexpensive retreats to enjoy the remaining days of the season. Honeymoon Island State Park and neighboring Caladesi Island State Park — once connected — were split in half …

Police: Three people bit by 2 pit bulls at Chesney Park in central Topeka; one dog shot

Suffering from bite wounds inflicted by two attacking dogs, 11-year-old Caleb Davis escaped to the top of some monkey bars in Central Topeka’s Chesney Park Thursday afternoon, said his aunt, Rochelle Davis. The …

Families gather at Jersey City's Audubon Park for National Night Out (PHOTOS)

Hundreds gathered in Jersey City's Audubon Park last night to celebrate National Night Out, to promote crime prevention and drug awareness. The Kennedy Boulevard park was filled to capacity with people of all ages …

NORTH STAR TOWNSHIP, MI — A pair of cymbals on Friday, Aug. 1, marked the spot in the high school band where a young man with a bright future would have stood. Shawn Shultz, 15, was swimming with two …

"I don't know," says her friend. "Is this the whole thing?" I'm standing in the replica of Dolly Parton's childhood home at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Visitors enter the cabin on the left, from a …

Hiroshima atomic bomb: a simple toll of a bell signals the moment 80,000 died

Japan’s leaders join thousands on the 70th anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attack and warn the weapons must be abolished Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe bows as he attends a ceremony at the Peace Memorial …

One of the hautest ways to experience an authentic taste of Boston through the eyes of Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. Located in Kenmore Square, the historic park, aptly named “America’s most …